Quotes by : Josh Billings

One of the greatest victories you can gain over someone is to beat him at politeness.

Pity costs nothin' and ain't worth nothin'.

Flattery is like cologne water, to be smelt, not swallowed.

To bring up a child in the way he should go, travel that way yourself once in a while.

A dog is the only thing on earth that loves you more than he loves himself.

There are lots of people who mistake their imagination for their memory.

Genius ain't anything more than elegant common sense.

There is one kind of laugh that I always did recommend; it looks out of the eye first with a merry twinkle,....

The thinner the ice, the more anxious is everyone to see whether it will bear.

There are some people so addicted to exaggeration that they can't tell the truth without lying.